Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 29

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Why do cats love boxes? Research continues, though maybe not real good research.

It is a truth universally acknowledged - - at least by those of the feline persuasion - - that an empty box on the floor must be in want of a cat. Ditto for laundry baskets, suitcases, sinks, and even cat carriers (when not used as transport to the vet). This behavior is generally attributed to the fact that cats feel safer when squeezed into small spaces, but it might also be able to tell us something about feline visual perception. That's the rationale behind a study in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science with a colorful title: "If I fits I sits: A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats (Felis silvers catus)."

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like the study design here was a little shaky. And they didn't get what I thought was a solid response. "Citizen science" may be harder if it involves a cat. Don't know.

The sunglasses were an interesting part of the trial.

Although some 500 pet cats and their owners expressed interest, only 30 completed all six of the study's trials over the course of the two-month study last summer. Of those, nine of the cats selected at least one of the stimuli by sitting within its contours (illusory or otherwise) for at least three seconds--a pretty good duration given the notorious fickleness of cats. As for preferences, cats selected the Kanizsa illusion just as often as the square; they selected both of those more often than the control stimulus. In other words, the cats treated the illusory square the same way they treated the real square.

So let's see: Nine of 500 cats in the pool of potential study subjects (nine of 30 who completed all 6 steps of the trial) selected at least one of the stimuli. Of those nine, cats were just as likely to choose illusory as real squares for 3 seconds.

Does that sound like solid research to you?

Dog studies planned next. Maybe they will be more cooperative.

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Meet The PetMorons

Last week, we met Tank the Cat, who had arrived Chez Jacque Assarie! Here are the other cats who live there, though Tank has not integrated into the group Yet:

Photo 1 (L to R) Johnny (with the cute teefs), Peanut and Spooky

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Photo 2 Mackerel (who doesn't like to be photographed with the boys)

All are handsome cats. I wonder which will be the first to warm up to Tank?

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My son Mark's pet peacock, Rickie. Very sociable. He's in Ontario, Canada.
Conservative Hippie

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Bogey and Bacall resting on the window ledge I built for them.
Thanks for hosting the pet thread.
polynikes

Wow! That's more than a shelf! What pampered kitties!

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Buck loves car rides
Jim

Awww. Pure joy!

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What a wonderful collection of pets today. Thank you for sharing them with us.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 22. Some special PetMoron stories and photos there.

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:25 PM

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1 I haz a kitteh!

Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at July 29, 2023 03:26 PM (ZC8hN)

2 Oh Rickie, you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind, hey Rickie!

Posted by: LadyS at July 29, 2023 03:29 PM (oq25h)

3 Nice Pets Y’all!…

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 29, 2023 03:29 PM (R/m4+)

4 (gets some control of self)
Polynikes, I like your shelves and what I can see of the room. Cool place, happy kitties.

Posted by: LadyS at July 29, 2023 03:30 PM (oq25h)

5 All the pets look abfab.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 29, 2023 03:31 PM (VdGjU)

6 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 29, 2023 03:31 PM (xhxe8)

7 (now slinking away) Not shelves, walkways.

Posted by: LadyS at July 29, 2023 03:32 PM (oq25h)

8 Why do cats love boxes?

Ask Schrodinger.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at July 29, 2023 03:32 PM (RRfMk)

9 Rickie is a painting right?

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 03:33 PM (MNhXM)

10 I took Barky Barkersdottr for a ride today
She got her bark on.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 29, 2023 03:35 PM (VdGjU)

11 A box is a den.

Posted by: davidt at July 29, 2023 03:35 PM (SYTee)

12 Why do cats love boxes?

Ask Schrodinger.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff

Before or after the Klein bottle?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 29, 2023 03:36 PM (jzzG8)

13 Bacall much more interested in boxes than Bogey.

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 03:37 PM (MNhXM)

14 Halloooo, Pet Thread.

Doggone it!

Canine news of the week, part 1 - Well, last week; I forgot to mention it on the petthread:

GoodsonM took his dogs to the dog park. (Pix of big Jarl and little Bandit, from a while back, linked in nic. Bandit got bigger.)

Bandit and another dog were roughhousing when they slammed into SonM, who went down hard. Docs've repaired the leg break and fractures, and sewn up the torn ligament, but M is out of commission for the duration of the Summer, and more.

Peripherally, the docs found a problem with SonM's heart, so in that way, it wasn't an all-bad thing.

Posted by: mindful webworker - bow wow OW! at July 29, 2023 03:38 PM (C8+CO)

15 I am thinking... 70's vintage with the patterns and colors in the top pic.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 29, 2023 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

16 https://squirrelboss.com/

Just press the remote control, and the offending squirrel gets a harmless static shock

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at July 29, 2023 03:38 PM (RRfMk)

17 Lucy the Fink LOVES when I get a package from Amazon.

I have to toss the old box so she can climb in and nap on the new one.

Someday I will make a box palace for her.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023 03:38 PM (U2p+3)

18 Pet peacocks?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 29, 2023 03:39 PM (zZu0s)

19 Lovely Moron pets as usual!

One of my coworkers had to say goodbye to one of her kitties yesterday. The poor cat had not been eating well so he was taken to the vet. Then my coworker got the sad news there was nothing they could do for him...

To add insult to injury, my coworker is scheduled to be on vacation all next week.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 29, 2023 03:40 PM (BpYfr)

20 Peripherally, the docs found a problem with SonM's heart, so in that way, it wasn't an all-bad thing.
Posted by: mindful webworker - bow wow OW! at July 29, 2023 03:38 PM (C8+C

Bad luck , good luck . How old is SonM ?

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 03:40 PM (MNhXM)

21 Anyone here know where I can grab a bite?

Posted by: Commander at July 29, 2023 03:40 PM (cC1dt)

22 If I lay a big piece of paper or cardboard on the floor one of the dogs will claim is as a bed.

Posted by: fd at July 29, 2023 03:41 PM (iayUP)

23 Happy Saturday, one and all. My wife's dogsitting service has taken off rather well to the point we had to plan our own anniversary trip far more in advance than normal. At the moment our house has two extra dogs and a third en route later today.

Thankfully all but one are Greyhounds so things are relatively quiet.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 29, 2023 03:42 PM (+0Qmd)

24 Someday I will make a box palace for her.
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023 03:38 PM (U2p+3)

I did that . Both cats spent a night in the palace and immediately put a for sale sign on it the next day.

They do still though like to play in the brown paper grocery bags.

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 03:43 PM (MNhXM)

25 It's been hot here in Bourbon Country and the water I put out for the cats gets hot. So I put a cup of ice in it. But it makes that crackling sound as the ice melts. Thus the cats are freaked out and run away.

LMFAO

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 29, 2023 03:44 PM (Q4IgG)

26 When my boys were little, they taped a bunch of boxes together and made a Kitty Condo. That was when we had a half a dozen cats.

Posted by: fd at July 29, 2023 03:46 PM (iayUP)

27 Precious, the nearly 15 year old Bichon we adopted last week, is just a sweetie, despite the huge dislocation she went through in only a few days. (Life long home to the animal shelter to us and a less than happy visit to the vet.) She wags her tail any time she's walking and loves to be petted. She sleeps a lot, as you might expect for a dog her age, but when she is awake she wants to know where we are and explores to find out. It is now normal to open the bathroom door and find her waiting there. If I'm reading in the recliner it's good odds she will be sleeping at my feet in short order. She's certainly a people dog.

Posted by: JTB at July 29, 2023 03:47 PM (7EjX1)

28 Canine news of the week, part 2

Yesterday (Friday), MiladyJo cooked up a bunch of burgers. I had one. She had one. Daisy the madcap Malinois got some. Then she went in the kitchen and helped herself to some more. There were just two small burgers left on the counter when she got caught.

I try to avoid ever calling her a Bad Dog, but I might've. (Dog is Good; behaviors are bad.) Definitely took her, on a short leash, inside, back to the scene of the crime and scolded her. She's smart, and she does Guilt really well. Aggravated as I am, it's hard to get too mad. She's a young dog, careless humans left the tasty, beefy burgers right there, and she had about as much impulse control as when she sees a squirrel.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Oklahoma beef! It's what's for dinner! at July 29, 2023 03:47 PM (C8+CO)

29 Posted by: NR Pax at July 29, 2023 03:42 PM (+0Qmd)

I was so fortunate that a lady who has a dog sitting business out of her home that I used when my mom was in the hospital was willing to adopt my mom’s dog when it was determined she would no longer be able to care for him.

He actually thrived at his new home after he became acclimated.

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 03:48 PM (MNhXM)

30 I don'y know about having a high shelf from which a cat can launch a sneak attack. They're bad enough jumping from behind doors and around corners.

Posted by: Eromero at July 29, 2023 03:49 PM (z3WCn)

31 OT: This is a bit ominous...I ordered 6 books from Amazon with a total cost of $66.00

In other words 6 @ $66

Should I be worried?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 29, 2023 03:50 PM (BpYfr)

32 I don'y know about having a high shelf from which a cat can launch a sneak attack. They're bad enough jumping from behind doors and around corners.
Posted by: Eromero at July 29, 2023 03:49 PM (z3WCn)
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I have tall bookshelves in my living room and in my office. Naturally, my kitties can navigate a path to get up there.

So far, they have not launched any sneak attacks, but they are only biding their time...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 29, 2023 03:51 PM (BpYfr)

33 Mark's pet peacock, Rickie. Very sociable.

Back when I was a wee lad, here on Rancho Webworker, my grandmother had peacocks. I remember vividly being confronted by one. "Sociable" is not the term I would use. More like "terrifying."

Posted by: mindful webworker - looked huge to little me at July 29, 2023 03:52 PM (C8+CO)

34 Anyone here know where I can grab a bite?
Posted by: Commander at July 29, 2023 03:40 PM (cC1dt)

LOL. Don't look at me; I was already bitten by a German Shepherd once. I don't want to repeat the experience.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2023 03:55 PM (Keyt1)

35 polynikes: Bad luck , good luck . How old is SonM ?

Hi, Polynikes. He's not yet 40. Has some weight issues. Good kid. Think he'll start changing his habits now.

Posted by: mindful webworker - dogs eat free at Ace's cafeses at July 29, 2023 03:57 PM (C8+CO)

36 Anyone here know where I can grab a bite?
Posted by: Commander at July 29, 2023 03:40 PM (cC1dt)

That’s funny, I laughed when I read that.

Posted by: Rufus T Firefly at July 29, 2023 03:57 PM (HcwhT)

37 31 ... "In other words 6 @ $66
Should I be worried?"

Perfessor, It depends n the books.Was one of them a Grimmoire?

Posted by: JTB at July 29, 2023 03:57 PM (7EjX1)

38 Afternoon, all,

The cat in the "Still looks fabulous" meme, and Johnny, Peanut, and Spooky all look much like my big black Stirling. Which, in case you hadn't heard from earlier this week, is exactly the right word: BIG. He clocked in at the vet on Thursday as 13.5 lbs. -- a cat who was only about 9.5 just a few months ago at his last checkup. And he's only 15 months old. Translation: Stirling needs to do a few laps every day and lay off some of the dry food! This won't be easy, as I still have to feed little Dagny, who is still growing (slowly). On the plus side, I've got a huge backlog of "fat" jokes I can trot out now.

Dagny is actually showing a little more affection on a daily basis. She's not so much the arrogant princess I thought she was.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 04:00 PM (omVj0)

39 Posted by: JTB at July 29, 2023 03:47 PM (7EjX1)

You and your missus did a wonderful thing. May you all three be blessed.

Posted by: Rufus T Firefly at July 29, 2023 04:01 PM (HcwhT)

40 "Perfessor" Squirrel: In other words 6 @ $66 Should I be worried?

Heh. Three sixes is too common to fret much about. Some years back, the nice very-Christian lady at the health food store added a discount when the total turned up as $6.66. I didn't mind.

Posted by: mindful webworker - you will be chipped and you will like it at July 29, 2023 04:03 PM (C8+CO)

41 Posted by: mindful webworker - dogs eat free at Ace's cafeses at July 29, 2023 03:57 PM (C8+

Wake up calls are good if you don’t hit the snooze button. Prayers he heals up well so he can start his new journey.

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 04:03 PM (MNhXM)

42 Wolfus,

Good to hear Dagny is getting more affectionate. Lucy the Fink has been getting increasingly more affectionate as the years creep by. She is almost 10 now. I hope to have her for many more years.

She's on thyroid meds though. I wonder if that cuts her life expectancy. She's doing great, been on them for a little over a year.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023 04:05 PM (U2p+3)

43 29 He actually thrived at his new home after he became acclimated.
Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 03:48 PM (MNhXM)

Sorry for your mother but glad to hear that the pup could go to a good home. We got lucky in this business; there is a kennel that specializes in sighthounds but it fills up quickly. My wife looked them over and realized she could do the job at our place. So between regular friends and word of mouth, she left her retail job and focuses on this.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 29, 2023 04:06 PM (+0Qmd)

44 polynikes: Wake up calls are good if you don’t hit the snooze button. Prayers he heals up well so he can start his new journey.

Don't hit the snooze button - well put. Prayers appreciated.

Posted by: mindful webworker - do not pass "Go" at July 29, 2023 04:08 PM (C8+CO)

45 Ciampino's Rescue kitties

There's another more extensive photo update #130 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.
https://is.gd/WQ5JcT

ALSO LIVE STREAMING!! - Biscuits' BABIES ON WEBCAM
Now most nights as well

https://www.twitch.tv/kittenwatch

Posted by: Ciampino - see kitty run at July 29, 2023 04:09 PM (qfLjt)

46 My cat couldn't care less about a box. She has a few dark, comfy places to lurk, though.

However, no box is safe from the dogs. As soon as it's opened and empty, it Must Be Destroyed.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 29, 2023 04:09 PM (OX9vb)

47 Good to hear Dagny is getting more affectionate. Lucy the Fink has been getting increasingly more affectionate as the years creep by. She is almost 10 now. I hope to have her for many more years.

She's on thyroid meds though. I wonder if that cuts her life expectancy. She's doing great, been on them for a little over a year.
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023

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Well, Dagny has always been oriented toward humans. After all, one human or another has been there caring for her since she can remember. She still is not a lap cat (neither is Stirling most of the time), but she now likes to nap with me.

Dunno if thyroid meds will shorten Lucy's life any. But I suspect not treating the condition would send her to the Rainbow Bridge sooner than she should.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 04:11 PM (omVj0)

48 26 24
When my boys were little, they taped a bunch of boxes together and made a Kitty Condo. That was when we had a half a dozen cats.

Posted by: fd at July 29, 2023 03:46 PM (iayUP)
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https://is.gd/zLdvm2

Posted by: Ciampino - Disneyland for kitties at July 29, 2023 04:15 PM (qfLjt)

49 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 29, 2023 04:15 PM (u73oe)

50 Peacocks are asshoe. When the male we had would get agressive (=kicking someone in the back of the head), my mom would pluck his pretty tail feathers for her vase, and asshoe peacock would be less cocky...until his tail grew back in.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:15 PM (ynpvh)

51 Posted by: NR Pax at July 29, 2023 04:06 PM (+0Qmd)

I don’t know how much you charge ( don’t tell me) but at the time $50 a day was the discounted price I was charged. I had no idea .

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 04:16 PM (MNhXM)

52 40 "Perfessor" Squirrel: In other words 6 @ $66 Should I be worried?

Heh. Three sixes is too common to fret much about. Some years back, the nice very-Christian lady at the health food store added a discount when the total turned up as $6.66. I didn't mind.

Posted by: mindful webworker - you will be chipped and you will like it at July 29, 2023 04:03 PM (C8+CO)

And if your birthday is June 6, 1966?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:17 PM (ynpvh)

53 Another Pet Thread, another week. Time seems to fly and at 29 it’s hard to see it go.
Tomorrow the 4 kittens will be 13 weeks old. They are little bundles of love looking for large bundles of love.
You, the Moron Horde, have been a great lot as a source of moral and specially financial support. We have been inspired by the generosity you have shown and a special tip of the hat to those who have helped more than once. Those occasions made the room quite misty.
Now we come to what Peter Sellers termed ‘the unkindest cut of all’, namely the deballing for the 3 boys, and the removal of that kitten-nurturing equipment for the 3 girls. Also the two ‘ferals’ outside, Mr Gray (who obviously has his marbles) and his girlfriend currently referred to as ‘The Girl’, who may have been done elsewhere as she is definitely a previously-owned cat.

Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats 1 at July 29, 2023 04:18 PM (qfLjt)

54 16 https://squirrelboss.com/

Just press the remote control, and the offending squirrel gets a harmless static shock

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at July 29, 2023 03:38 PM (RRfMk)

Is there a machine that gives them an harmful shock?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:18 PM (ynpvh)

55 It would be nice to dip into the apparently bottomless barrels of funds to which the liberals seem to have access for gender-surgery on kids. No matter, we’ll talk to the vet about getting a discount and a payment plan. Got to do it soon as we cannot cope either financially or physically with another batch of kittens, regardless of how adorable they are. Yes, they are appropriately named bundles of joy but I have also known them to be referenced as bundles of destruction, referencing the same set.
Naming Cats continued ........
So all this preamble is for me to ask for help in coming up with names, names required for I.D. at the vet. As suggested a while back, we need cookie or biscuit names, in keeping with the Mum Biscuits. We are so creative, example one of our two tuxedo cats is OREO. The other rescued from Walmart's parking lot is, surprise, MARTY.
Summary: kittens - 3 boys, one girl (Nurse has suggested Cookie for her);
outside - The Girl needs a name unrelated to cookies.

Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats 2 at July 29, 2023 04:19 PM (qfLjt)

56 34 Anyone here know where I can grab a bite?
Posted by: Commander at July 29, 2023 03:40 PM (cC1dt)

LOL. Don't look at me; I was already bitten by a German Shepherd once. I don't want to repeat the experience.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2023 03:55 PM (Keyt1)

When I was a kid, I was bitten by more than a few ants. My wife's retort? She was bitten by uncles.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:21 PM (ynpvh)

57 Buck is a happy puppy.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 29, 2023 04:21 PM (ncXxy)

58 The reason Stirling's weight gain has crept up on me is that he does not look or act like an overweight cat. He is a little less hyper-kitten active, sure, at 15 months. But he gallops around and play-fights with Dagny. And his middle does not look bigger than it should. True, his ribs are a little hard to detect when I pet him, which I guess is the real clue.

He will still get his wet food, which is mostly water I guess. But I'm going to distribute only about three scoops of dry food between the two cats every day instead of four or a bit more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 04:21 PM (omVj0)

59 55 It would be nice to dip into the apparently bottomless barrels of funds to which the liberals seem to have access for gender-surgery on kids. No matter, we’ll talk to the vet about getting a discount and a payment plan. Got to do it soon as we cannot cope either financially or physically with another batch of kittens, regardless of how adorable they are. Yes, they are appropriately named bundles of joy but I have also known them to be referenced as bundles of destruction, referencing the same set.
Naming Cats continued ........
So all this preamble is for me to ask for help in coming up with names, names required for I.D. at the vet. As suggested a while back, we need cookie or biscuit names, in keeping with the Mum Biscuits. We are so creative, example one of our two tuxedo cats is OREO. The other rescued from Walmart's parking lot is, surprise, MARTY.
Summary: kittens - 3 boys, one girl (Nurse has suggested Cookie for her);
outside - The Girl needs a name unrelated to cookies.

Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats 2 at July 29, 2023 04:19 PM (qfLjt)

Gateau. Means cake in French, close to gato, cat in spanish.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:23 PM (ynpvh)

60 My Maine Coon, Snickers, loves boxes. The only problem is, she likes to pee in them : -(. I would like to see her enjoy the box but....

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at July 29, 2023 04:24 PM (V1lUW)

61 polynikes If I was alone and had cats again I would do something like that.

Posted by: Skip at July 29, 2023 04:24 PM (xhxe8)

62 59 55
Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats 2 at July 29, 2023 04:19 PM (qfLjt)

Gateau. Means cake in French, close to gato, cat in spanish.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:23 PM (ynpvh)

BTW, wife wouldn't let me name the girl kitten that. She didn't think it was funny.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:24 PM (ynpvh)

63 It has been triple digits for a week. I have AC but was concerned about Mr Trouble, the stray. I set up my small air coditioner on the back porch. Now that it's been cleaned out, he hangs out there a few hours. Let the fan go all day and it seemed to help some. I had plenty of fresh water for him. His tail has healed up and he seems happy with the new arrangement.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 29, 2023 04:26 PM (ouTlx)

64 outside - The Girl needs a name unrelated to cookies.
Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats 2 at July 29, 2023

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Queen or princess names from history? Tatiana, for instance?

Cookie names: Sunshine, Hydrox (the precursor to Oreos), Cameo, Vanilla (as in wafer), Lorna Doone, Shortbread, Snickerdoodle (which might be too cute), Graham . . .?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 04:26 PM (omVj0)

65 Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats

Snickerdoodle
Butterball
Linzer
Shortbread
Sweetmeat

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023 04:26 PM (U2p+3)

66 I've told my peacock story before here but it's a favorite. There is an old-school restaurant (Green Pastures) that's in an old plantation house in south Austin. Don't know about now, but for years they kept peacocks about the place because--ambience.

One night husband and I were dining there when a thunderstorm moved in. All of the peacocks ran under the house and started shrieking. The birds were more deafening than then storm. I wonder what the Texas newbies thought of that!!

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 29, 2023 04:28 PM (fTtFy)

67 66 I've told my peacock story before here but it's a favorite. There is an old-school restaurant (Green Pastures) that's in an old plantation house in south Austin. Don't know about now, but for years they kept peacocks about the place because--ambience.

One night husband and I were dining there when a thunderstorm moved in. All of the peacocks ran under the house and started shrieking. The birds were more deafening than then storm. I wonder what the Texas newbies thought of that!!

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 29, 2023 04:28 PM (fTtFy)

One of the sounds they make sounds like "Asshoe!"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:29 PM (ynpvh)

68 Speaking of strays, Notsothoreau, the slim grey shorthair I'd nicknamed Alfred the Grey and who has been turning up on my doorstep for dry food for some months has not shown up in the last week. I hope it's because someone took him in and not another, less pleasant outcome. For some time I've been suggesting that Miss Linda adopt him, but she doesn't want another cat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 04:30 PM (omVj0)

69 Snickerdoodle
Butterball
Linzer
Shortbread
Sweetmeat
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023

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Stroopwaffel!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 04:31 PM (omVj0)

70 69 Snickerdoodle
Butterball
Linzer
Shortbread
Sweetmeat
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023

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Stroopwaffel!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 04:31 PM (omVj0)

Biscotti
Canoli
Eclair
Palmier
Macaron
Macaroon
Meringue...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:33 PM (ynpvh)

71 Here's a link of peacocks yelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qY8-HooF9I

Let's just say that when I played it on my laptop, my dog ran over and gave me many head tilts.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 29, 2023 04:34 PM (fTtFy)

72 Wolfus,

Lucy has access to kibble 24/7. She gets 1/3 of a can of wet food in the evening and treats after her twice daily thyroid medication.

She's 11-12#. I noticed her weight loss down to 10# and she was looking kind of scraggly, not grooming herself as well as she used to.... that's when I took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with kitty hyperthyroidism. This is after her acute kidney injury in 2019. I had to administer fluids subcutaneously twice a day for about a month. Jeepers. I love this little kitty cat.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023 04:35 PM (U2p+3)

73 Skittles
Tootsie Roll
Zagnut
Nutty Buddy
Tums

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Lifelong Metal-head at July 29, 2023 04:35 PM (T/Lqj)

74 Beignet,
Brulee,
Crepe,
Tart,
Madeleine,
...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:35 PM (ynpvh)

75 59
Gateau. Means cake in French, close to gato, cat in spanish.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:23 PM (ynpvh)
----
In Italian it's gatto.

Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats 3 at July 29, 2023 04:35 PM (qfLjt)

76 If I had two boy cats I would have named them Beavis and Butthead.

I did considered Bonnie and Clyde, Captain and Tenille, Luke and Leia and finally Archer and Lana.

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 04:38 PM (BsBkM)

77 Concha (mexican sweet bread)
Flan,
Churro,
Paleta (Mexican Popsicle)
Empanada (can be sweet or meat)
...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:38 PM (ynpvh)

78 I have two portable ACs and an air purifier, and I just changed all the air filters on them. They were all thick with a gray dust, and now I immediately notice a difference.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at July 29, 2023 04:38 PM (ybIRR)

79 (My air quality post is cat-related.)

Posted by: BourbonChicken at July 29, 2023 04:39 PM (ybIRR)

80 My son wants two big male cats (Maine Coon or similar), and would name them Scipio Africanus and Hannibal.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Lifelong Metal-head at July 29, 2023 04:42 PM (T/Lqj)

81 76 If I had two boy cats I would have named them Beavis and Butthead.

I did considered Bonnie and Clyde, Captain and Tenille, Luke and Leia and finally Archer and Lana.

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 04:38 PM (BsBkM)

And here I picked normal names for my boys. Hand an uncle almost name his daughter Kitty; my aunt wouldn't let him.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:42 PM (ynpvh)

82 That's too bad. It's easy to get heartbroken over a missing outside cat. For now, I just have to accept that it could happen. He's a sweet cat, comes over for regular pets, and did come a bit inside the back door. When it gets cold, he may be ready for the inside life.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 29, 2023 04:42 PM (ouTlx)

83 And here I picked normal names for my boys. Hand an uncle almost name his daughter Kitty; my aunt wouldn't let him.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 29, 2023 04:42 PM

I wanted to name Black Dog Three Abby instead of Molly but my wife said oh hell no, you will be calling her Abby Normal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 29, 2023 04:44 PM (ncXxy)

84 I wanted to name Black Dog Three Abby instead of Molly but my wife said oh hell no, you will be calling her Abby Normal.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

Well. Was she wrong?

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023 04:47 PM (U2p+3)

85 you will be calling her Abby Normal.

LOL. I know I would.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 29, 2023 04:50 PM (ju2Fy)

86 When my dog that came from the pound (there is a story in this) he was named Brody. Took him 3 months to figure out that was his new name.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 29, 2023 04:51 PM (Njpjd)

87 Speaking of animals, I'm watching Red Sparrow again. It gets better every time I watch it. I think very underrated movie.

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 04:52 PM (BsBkM)

88 I wanted to name Black Dog Three Abby instead of Molly but my wife said oh hell no, you will be calling her Abby Normal.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

Well. Was she wrong?

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023 04:47 PM

No.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 29, 2023 05:03 PM (ncXxy)

89 My Rotweiler's name was Tazzie, for tasmanian devil. I thought it was dumb and changed it to Tessie. She adjusted quickly to that.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 29, 2023 05:08 PM (ouTlx)

90 Top picture looks exactly like my Wicked Witch in her absolutely favorite position. Oh, well, who needs unholy furniture any way?

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- I wasn't particularly fond of the '70s the first time around at July 29, 2023 05:10 PM (B7rlW)

91 Yes, that cat pic needs no caption.
Good meme, soldier.

Posted by: General Jack Ripper at July 29, 2023 05:13 PM (glGDV)

92 I wish Prettygirl was not a territorial absolutist. Sigh

Posted by: SFGoth at July 29, 2023 05:13 PM (KAi1n)

93 I ain’t Hayden, but Hayden’s line in front of Mandrake is Kubrick and Hollywood.

Posted by: General Jack Ripper at July 29, 2023 05:15 PM (glGDV)

94 Sorry I would not gone OT except I thought Hobby Thread was right around the corner at 4:00.

Posted by: polynikes at July 29, 2023 05:16 PM (BsBkM)

95 SFGoth,
Lucy HATES all other creatures and is very territorial. I'd love to have another kitty, but Lucy would be very upset.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan! at July 29, 2023 05:22 PM (U2p+3)

96 Thank you K.T. For the pet thread I am pet-less right now but appreciate reading the posts of others. Have a peaceful weekend.

Posted by: Rufus T Firefly at July 29, 2023 05:22 PM (HcwhT)

97 Happy Caturday!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 29, 2023 05:22 PM (vHIgi)

98 That is a sleek looking attractive cat destroying the furniture! My black cat doesn't look nearly as handsome when he's doing it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2023 05:32 PM (Keyt1)

99 Great pictures, all!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2023 05:34 PM (Keyt1)

100 So all this preamble is for me to ask for help in coming up with names, names required for I.D. at the vet. As suggested a while back, we need cookie or biscuit names, in keeping with the Mum Biscuits. We are so creative, example one of our two tuxedo cats is OREO. The other rescued from Walmart's parking lot is, surprise, MARTY.
Summary: kittens - 3 boys, one girl (Nurse has suggested Cookie for her);
outside - The Girl needs a name unrelated to cookies.
Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats 2 at July 29, 2023 04:19 PM (qfLjt)

I name my cats after mythological, literary and historical figures

Cassiopeia, Hecate, Angelina, Marshal Davout, General Sherman and General Grant, Rhea Sylvia

Posted by: Oldcat at July 29, 2023 05:36 PM (eoQWY)

101 Making 100: Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 05:36 PM (omVj0)

102 A nice video of a dying Puma who was rescued from a zoo and is now a spoiled house cat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaB118ym_Rg

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 29, 2023 05:38 PM (Zvtjl)

103 Yay pet thread!
Yes, I know the hobby thread is up.

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104 Yay pet thread!
Yes, I know the hobby thread is up.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at July 29, 2023

***
The Pet Thread and the Sunday Book Thread both end far too soon.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 29, 2023 05:50 PM (omVj0)

105 Great thread. Buck looks like he is smiling. The cats up in the windows through be for a curve until I saw the staging on the left. Beautiful animals today!

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